Hopping Hill Primary School
Pendle Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Fantarrow
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 121927
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604751625
About this school
Hopping Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 423 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 53% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 59% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 68% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hopping Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 446 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hopping Hill Primary School compares
Hopping Hill Primary School ranked 85th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.5% | 18.6% | 423 | — |
| Chiltern Primary School | 49% | 6.1% | 23.7% | 133 | 0.4 miles |
| Duston Eldean Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 9.8% | 418 | 0.6 miles |
| Lyncrest Primary School | 45% | 4.9% | 9.5% | 228 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 3.7% | 22.7% | 160 | 0.7 miles |
| Millway Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 15.7% | 343 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.64%
- English as an additional language
- 24.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chiltern Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Duston Eldean Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Lyncrest Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Millway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Hopping Hill Primary School ranks 65th of the 99 ranked primary schools in Northampton.
- Abington Vale Primary School Primary
- All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ashton CofE Primary School Primary
- Barry Primary School Primary
- Blackthorn Primary School Primary
- Blisworth Community Primary School Primary
- Boothville Primary School Primary
- Boughton Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
- Brington Primary School Primary
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hopping Hill Primary School teach?
- Hopping Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hopping Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hopping Hill Primary School is Mrs Jo Fantarrow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hopping Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hopping Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hopping Hill Primary School?
- Hopping Hill Primary School has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hopping Hill Primary School full?
- Hopping Hill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 423 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hopping Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hopping Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hopping Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hopping Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hopping Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hopping Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Hopping Hill Primary School ranked 85th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hopping Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Hopping Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hopping Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hopping Hill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.